LONDON (Reuters) - Aberdeen Asset Management (>> Aberdeen Asset Management plc), an SABMiller (>> SABMiller plc) shareholder that opposed the brewer's takeover by Anheuser Busch InBev (>> Anheuser-Busch Interbrew), said it was "obviously disappointed by not surprised by" the resounding approval shareholders of SABMiller gave the deal.
SAB shareholders overwhelmingly approved the 79 billion pound ($102.8 billion) takeover on Wednesday.
"Whilst the vote has not gone our way we do take comfort that our engagement with the board and management helped to secure a better deal for our clients albeit the final price still significantly undervalued SABMiller in our view," the company said in a statement.
Aberdeen owns a 1.2 percent stake in SABMiller worth over $1 billion, according to Reuters data, making it the company's 12th largest shareholder.
(Reporting by Martinne Geller in London; editing by Jason Neely)